Share of the population that is female in Norway
Norway: Share of the population that is female was 49.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
49.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
164th
of 215 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 1986
All-time low
49.6%
in 2021
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Norway is 49.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Norway peaked at 50.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2021.
That places Norway 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 28,238 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 29,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Norway?
- Share of the population that is female in Norway was 49.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for share of the population that is female?
- Norway ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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